On Monday, the Atlanta Braves signed a 14-year MLB veteran outfielder with over 2,350 career hits and a .288 batting average.
They also can’t trade him without his consent (he has ’10-and-5′ rights now)… though it’s pretty likely that the team doesn’t have that in mind.
No, the Braves seem to have a different plan for Nick Markakis this year – one that would reduce his role but could make the team more productive in the meantime.
Alex Anthopoulos says the team has talked with Markakis about returning in a platoon role.